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United in Art— Artist Groups and Their Network of Activities during the Japanese Colonial Period
United in Art— Artist Groups and Their Network of Activities during the Japanese Colonial Period

Publication date: 29 Jun 2021
Author: Jao Tsu-hsien |Staff member of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History

A digital collection of archival documents has been in development over the recent years under the auspices of the Archives of Institute of Taiwan History, Academia Sinica. It includes the profiles of such artists from the preceding generations as Chen Cheng-Po, Yen Hsuei-Long, Chen Chih-Chi, Pu Tian-Sheng, Liu Chi-Hsiang, Kuo Hsueh-Hu in addition to papers of the nature of cultural patronage from Yang Zhao-Jia as well as private collections of works of calligraphy and painting and other historical materials. This article focuses on the activities of important artist groups that Taiwanese painters helped to create during the first half of the 20th century. Through selected private manuscripts, letters and documents, images, newspapers and magazines housed in the Archives, the exploration of interactions between various parties in the history of modern art - including individual artists, the painting groups and their patrons - reveals how the arts and society developing in parallel and prospering in unison!

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Academia Sinica popular science media "Research for You" features a special article introducing the exclusive collection of "Taiwan Shinminpo" series newspapers
2024-07-10

In recent years, the Institute of Taiwan History has curated an exclusive collection of "Taiwan Shinminpo" series newspapers from the Japanese colonial period. With the comprehensive online availability of these digital newspaper materials, they have been widely utilized across various fields. The significance of these historical newspaper archives has garnered attention from Academia Sinica popular science media, "Research for You." They have specially crafted an article titled "Extra! Taiwan Shinminpo Revived! Revealing the Century-old History of Passionate Journalism at Taiwan History Archives," which uses accessible language to introduce the archival team's journey in organizing these newspaper materials, new research findings, and uncovering the spirited history of Taiwanese journalism from a century ago.

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